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Box 12

 Container

Contains 2 Collections and/or Records:

Awards, Certificates, and Diplomas, 1933 - 2009

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 10
Scope and Contents This series contains the numerous awards, certificates, and diplomas given to Cornell in recognition of his work. Items present include Cornell's Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral degrees; Cornell's high school diploma; certificates from fraternities; plaques, clocks, and other items given to Cornell by his former high school and Business Opportunity Program students; and various awards granted by organizations, government bodies, and universities in recognition of Cornell's work as an educator...
Dates: 1933 - 2009; Majority of material found within 1970s-2000s

Family Records, 1952 - 2002

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 18, Series 2
Scope and Contents This series contains records owned by or related to members of Cornell Bell's family. Family members whose material are present in the collection include Cornell's wife, Mildred Bell; his father, Adrian Bell; and his aunt and uncle, Katie and Henry Sanders. Material present includes but is not limited to Mildred Bell's doctoral dissertation; legal documents related to closing the estates of Adrian Bell and Katie Sanders; and material from the funerals of Mildred Bell, Katie Sanders,...
Dates: 1952 - 2002